# Alexander Pessala

> Alexander Pessala is a seed investor at Middleland Capital (Washington) backing Local and Mobile. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Middleland Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/middleland-capital)
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jun 2017
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/pessala
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/pessala

Alexander Pessala is a seed investor at Middleland Capital in Washington focused on Local and Mobile. Alexander Pessala - Principal @ Middleland Capital

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Local | 1 | 17% |
| Mobile | 1 | 17% |
| Flowers | 1 | 17% |
| Software | 1 | 17% |
| Gift Card | 1 | 17% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 33% |
| Series A | 2 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UrbanStems | UrbanStems is an online gifting company that provides on-demand flower delivery services. It offers fresh flowers and seasonal stems for various occasions; floral arrangements for businesses. The company's service offers hand-crafted bouquets that are delivered within minutes to desired locations, offers fresh, seasonal bouquets withthoughtful touches like a personalized note from the sender and specific care instructions depending on the gift, enabling people to take flower subscription delivery and have a perfect gifting experience at a reasonable price that includes free shipping and delivery.UrbanStems was established in 2014 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. | $6M | Series A | Jun 27, 2017 |  |
| UrbanStems | UrbanStems is an online gifting company that provides on-demand flower delivery services. It offers fresh flowers and seasonal stems for various occasions; floral arrangements for businesses. The company's service offers hand-crafted bouquets that are delivered within minutes to desired locations, offers fresh, seasonal bouquets withthoughtful touches like a personalized note from the sender and specific care instructions depending on the gift, enabling people to take flower subscription delivery and have a perfect gifting experience at a reasonable price that includes free shipping and delivery.UrbanStems was established in 2014 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. | $6.8M | Series A | Apr 26, 2016 |  |
| UrbanStems | UrbanStems is an online gifting company that provides on-demand flower delivery services. It offers fresh flowers and seasonal stems for various occasions; floral arrangements for businesses. The company's service offers hand-crafted bouquets that are delivered within minutes to desired locations, offers fresh, seasonal bouquets withthoughtful touches like a personalized note from the sender and specific care instructions depending on the gift, enabling people to take flower subscription delivery and have a perfect gifting experience at a reasonable price that includes free shipping and delivery.UrbanStems was established in 2014 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. | $1.5M | Seed | Feb 09, 2015 |  |
| Speek | At Speek they’re dedicated to bringing you super simple conference calling with no dial-ins, pins or downloads.Speek uses a personal or business link (i.e., speek.com/YourName) instead of a phone number and PIN for conference calls. Participants click the Speek link to start or join a call from their phone, web or mobile browser. You cansee who’s joined, who’s talking, share files, use call controls and more.Speek has recently raised $1.1 million in bridge funding in advance of its series A. The round was oversubscribed and led by existing investors. Speek has raised a total of $2.6 million to date. | $5.1M | Series A | Mar 03, 2014 |  |
| Speek | At Speek they’re dedicated to bringing you super simple conference calling with no dial-ins, pins or downloads.Speek uses a personal or business link (i.e., speek.com/YourName) instead of a phone number and PIN for conference calls. Participants click the Speek link to start or join a call from their phone, web or mobile browser. You cansee who’s joined, who’s talking, share files, use call controls and more.Speek has recently raised $1.1 million in bridge funding in advance of its series A. The round was oversubscribed and led by existing investors. Speek has raised a total of $2.6 million to date. | $1.1M | Seed | Aug 16, 2013 |  |
| Speek | At Speek they’re dedicated to bringing you super simple conference calling with no dial-ins, pins or downloads.Speek uses a personal or business link (i.e., speek.com/YourName) instead of a phone number and PIN for conference calls. Participants click the Speek link to start or join a call from their phone, web or mobile browser. You cansee who’s joined, who’s talking, share files, use call controls and more.Speek has recently raised $1.1 million in bridge funding in advance of its series A. The round was oversubscribed and led by existing investors. Speek has raised a total of $2.6 million to date. | $1.2M | Seed | Jan 01, 2013 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CNF Investments, LLC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cnf-investments) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [NextGen Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nextgenvp) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Virginia Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cit-gap-funds) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Haas Portman](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haas-portman) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [K Street Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k-street-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SWaN & Legend Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/swan-legend-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Middleland Capital

VC Fund · Washington, United States

Middleland Capital is a private investment firm focused on global early-stage technology opportunities. Leveraging a unique breadth of geographic and industry experience, the firm seeks partnerships with exceptional management teams to commercialize innovative technologies, accelerate growth, and build long-term value around the world.

5 contacts available at Middleland Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alexander Pessala | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-pessala |
| David P. Mixer | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-p-mixer |
| Scott Horner | Managing Director & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-horner |
| Severine Balick | Partner & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/severine-balick |
| Brian Mixer | Managing Director, Co-Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-mixer |

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## FAQ

### What does Alexander Pessala invest in?

Alexander Pessala invests primarily in Local, Mobile and Flowers startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Alexander Pessala last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alexander Pessala closed in Jun 2017. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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